Clinical cases

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single person in possession of an intelligent mind, must be attempting to juggle it all in their lives. For you and I, as eyecare practitioners, it means to balance the needs of our patients, our work, our families, and our work/life balance in harmony. In the field of eyecare, in order to …

I am an optometrist working most of the time in a community optometric practice and part-time as Director of Research at the Institute of Optometry. I have researched a few topics in optometry, but not until recently myopia. Yet, fifteen years ago, I developed a hatred of myopia and a keen interest in myopia control. This blog retraces my personal …

In 2010 Visique Rose Optometrists in New Zealand launched its myopia control clinic. The aim of this clinic was to provide evidence based treatment options for the correction for myopia. Two years ago Atropine was introduced with help and collaboration of local ophthalmology. All patients within the clinic are reviewed regularly with cycloplegic refraction (as indicated) and IOL master measurement …